IE 2.0 from Internet Starter Kit Adds New Button to Toolbar
  
PSS ID Number: Q149600
Article last modified on 05-03-1996
 
2.00
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Internet Starter Kit version 2.0
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SYMPTOMS
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After you install Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 from the Internet
Starter Kit, an "Internet Explorer Updates" button is added to the
Internet Explorer toolbar. This button is between the "Search the
Internet" and "Read Newsgroups" buttons. When you click this button,
Internet Explorer opens the following Web page, from which you can down-
load and install updates to Internet Explorer:
 
   http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie.htm
 
If you choose to download and install Internet Explorer 2.0 (Msie20.exe)
from this Web site or another online service, you receive the following
warning message:
 
   A file being copied is older than the file currently on your computer.
   It is recommended that you keep your existing file.
 
   File name:    Iexplore.exe
   Description:  Microsoft Internet Explorer
   Your version: 4.40.517
 
   Do you want to keep this file?
 
If you click No, Internet Explorer 4.40.516 is installed and you lose the
"Internet Explorer Updates" button on the toolbar. If you click Yes, you
do not lose the "Internet Explorer Updates" button.
 
CAUSE
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The version of Internet Explorer 2.0 that is included with the Internet
Starter Kit is version 4.40.517 and adds the "Internet Explorer Updates"
button to the toolbar.
 
RESOLUTION
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If you install Internet Explorer 2.0 from the Internet Starter Kit, you
do not need to download Internet Explorer 2.0.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Internet Explorer 2.0 version 4.40.516 and Internet Explorer 2.0 version
4.40.517 are functionally the same. The only difference is the "Internet
Explorer Updates" button.
 
KBCategory: kbtool kberrmsg
KBSubcategory: win95 msiexplore
Additional reference words: 2.00 2.0 isk ieconfig iegeneral msie ie
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.
